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1 I I I UNITED STATES THOMAS T. WILSON, OF JACKSON, TENNESSEE.

WO R K B E N C H SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,139, dated May 6, 1890.

Application filed November 26, lse. Serial No. 331,631. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS T. WILsON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Madison and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Work-Benches; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in work-benches and the appliances used in connection therewith, and the invention will be fully understood from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which latter- Figure 1 is a top plan; Fig. 2, a rear elevation; Fig. 3, an end or side View; Fig. 4, afront elevation; Figs. 5 to 10, views in detail of tools employed, showing the means for connecting them with the bench; and Fig. 11, a view in detail of parts.

In the drawings, A represents the top of my work-bench, which is supported upon suitable legs B, the legs connected and braced by crosspieces 0 and D.

E E represent two uprights, which are secured to the under side of the top A at points near the front legs B, and which form bearings for a shaft F, to. which are secured the rearwardly-extending arms a. The rear ends of arms a are provided each with a series of perforations a, bored horizontally through such arms, and through any one of which bolts 1) are adapted to be passed.

G G represent arms, the upper end of each of which is pivoted to one boltb and the lower end of each to abolt b,which latter are passed through corresponding perforations 0, formed in bars H.

Bars H are hinged at their rear ends to the cross-piece I, hereinbefore referred to, and are connected at their forward ends, which protrude beyond the front of the bench, by a crossst-rip H, which forms a foot-treadle.

By the arrangement and construction of parts as thus far described it will be seen that a partial revolution will be imparted to shaft F when pressure is applied to cross-piece or treadle H.

Mounted upon the upper face of shaft F is .a frame-work I, which consists of suitable uprights and cross-pieces, as shown, such framework being rigidly secured to the shaft and adapted to describe the arc of a circle upon the partial revolution of such shaft.

The front face of the work-bench consists of a board J, provided with a series of perforations d, arranged, preferably, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings, wherein they are shown as arranged in a series of regular horizontal and vertical lines.

K K represent two styles of clamps employed for holding boards against the front face of the bench, the former, Fig. 7, consisting of a bar formed at one end with a hook 6, adapted to fit over and grasp any of the horizontal bars of frame-work I and bent at the opposite or forward end to form vertical arm 6, which serves to hold the boardsuch as L in place. The clamp K consists of a strip bent to form two arms, each provided with a hook f, the arm j, which forms the connection between the two first named, serving as the support for the board.

The manner of using these clamps is as follows: The hook-shaped arm or arms arev inserted through the chosen perforation of the front of the bench and the hooks passed over the cross-bars of frame-work I. The board to be operated upon is then placed between the front of the bench and the vertical arms of the clamp and pressure applied to the treadle, which will cause a partial revolution of the shaft, upon which frame-work I is mounted, and cause suchframe-work to describe the arc of a circle, which motion will draw the clamps toward the perforated board forming the front of the bench, and in this manner firmly clamp the board to be operated upon. from the treadle, the parts resume their normal position by means of, a weight, to be referred to, and the board can be removed from the clamp. These clamps may be used together, singly, or in connection with the vise M, as desired.

N represents an arm which is secured to shaft F at or about its center, and to the-rear end of which is secured a hook-shaped link g, which is hooked into one end of a lever 0, said lever having bearings in suitable brackets secured to the under side of the top A,

Then the pressure is removed and being provided at its opposite end with a weight 0, the use of which has been described.

There is a bar P, similar to the bars H, hereinbefore referred to, which is secured at one end to the treadle and at the opposite end is hinged to the cross-piece D. For a suitable distance from its forward end this bar is reenforced by an iron strip P, which is adapted to enter notches formed in a rack Q, the entire frame formed by the treadle and its connecting-bars being allowed a suitable horizontal play to allow this strip P to become engaged and disengaged with the rack, provision being made thereby for locking the parts in any given position. The arms a are connected by a cross-bar h, which is passed through a loop formed in the lower end of a screw-threaded bolt B, said bolt being passed up through the arm N and provided on its upper end with a double hook 7 It will be understood from the arrangement of parts, as described, that when pressure is applied to the treadle motion is imparted to this arm N and the hooked bolt R lowered. The top A is provided with two slots j, through which bolts S may be passed, these bolts being provided on their lower ends each with a loop or ring 74;, adapted to fit over the hook 'L' of bolt R. Bolts S are screw-threaded on their upper ends to receive the clamps T and allow of the-adjusting of the same. lVhen these parts last described are in position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4:, any thing placed between them will be securely clamped when pressure is brought to bear upon the treadle.

U U represent bolts which are provided on their upper ends with heads or enlargemehts 6 which when the bolts are not in use rest in notches formed in top A at the outer extremities of slotsj. These bolts are passed down through these slots and for a suitable distance from their lower ends are screw-threaded, these screw-threaded ends being passed through perforations formed in the upper ends of loops V, the bolts being provided with nuts m, upon which the upper ends of loops V rest. These loops are passed around the cross-bar h and the parts described raised or lowered upon pressure being applied to the treadle. The construction of these parts is clearly shown in Fig. 9 and the manner of using the same in Fig. 1, in which latter figure 'a board to be operated upon is shown as held in place by meansof a square edge WV, slotted at each end and held in place by the heads of the bolts.

X, Fig. 5, represents a carvers tool. This tool consists of the horizontal arm 1, formed of two pieces held together by bolts, and which is extended downwardly at each end, forming supports 2 and 3, the support 3 being expanded .at its lower end to form suitable feet, which when the tool is in use rest upon the bench. Pivoted to the lower end of support 2 is a piece 4, which is adapted to rest upon the block being operated upon, this piece being so pivoted to provide for any incline or irregularity in the form of the block, as often occurs when carving is to be done. This tool is provided with a depending arm n, formed at its lower end with a loop or stirrup ,n, into which the head of one of the bolts U is inserted, the .tool being thus held in place. This depending arm n is mounted between the two strips forming arm 1, being suspended by a cross pin 5, and adjustable lengthwise of such arm 1.

The lower end of the vise M is passed over a bolt Y, which is screw-threaded, as shown, and provided with a nut 0, by means of which the vise may be set at a desired angle.

\Vhat I claim is 1. The combination, with a work-bench provided with a perforated front, a shaft, a frame-work mounted thereon, and mechanism for operating such parts, of hook-shaped clamps inserted through the perforated front and engaging the frame-work, as set forth.

2. The combination, with a work-bench provided with a perforated front, a shaft, a frame-work mounted thereon, and arms connected with and extending rearwardly from such shaft, ,of depending arms connected therewith, a foot-treadle, arms intermediate the treadle and the depending arms, and hook-shaped clamps inserted through the perforated front and engaging the framework, as set forth.

3. The combination, with a work-bench provided with a perforated front, a shaft, a frame-work mounted thereon, a weighted lever, and an arm intermediate such lever and shaft, of mechanism for operating such parts, and hook-shaped clamps inserted through the perforated front and engaging the framework, as set forth.

4. The combination, with a work-bench provided with a slotted top, a shaft mounted beneath such top, and an arm connected therewith, of a bolt passed vertically through such arm and hook-shaped on its upper ends, bolts provided with loops on. their lower ends and screwthreaded on their upper ends, and clamps adj ustably mounted on such upper ends, such clamps resting upon the top of the bench, as set forth.

5. The combination, with a work-bench pro vided with a slotted top, a shaft, an arm connected therewith, and a weighted lever connected to such arm, of a bolt passed vertically through such arm and hook-shaped on its upper end, bolts provided on their lower ends with loops and screw-threaded on their upper ends, and clamps adjustably mounted on the upper ends of such bolts, the clamps resting upon the top of the bench, as set forth.

6. The combination, with a work-bench provided with slotted top, a shaft, arms secured to such shaft, and a cross-bar connecting such arms, of loops surrounding such cross-bar and perforated at their upper ends, and bolts passed through such upper ends, the bolts screw-threaded on their lower ends and provided on their upper protruding ends with heads or enlargements, as set forth.

7. The combination, with a work-bench provided with a top formed with slots, each of which ends in a depression, a shaft, arms secured to such shaft and a cross-bar connect ing the arms, of loops surrounding the crossbar and perforated at their upper ends, and bolts passed through the upper ends of the loops, the bolts screw-threaded on their lower ends and provided on their upper ends with heads or enlargements, as set forth.

8. The combination, with awork-bench provided with a slotted top, a shaft, arms secured to such shaft, aweighted lever connected with one arm, and a cross-bar connecting the remainin g arms, of loops surrounding the crossbar, and bolts passed through the upper ends of the loops, such bolts screw-threaded on their lower ends and provided on their upper ends with heads or enlargements, as set forth.

9. The combination, with awork-bench provided with a slotted top, adjustable bolts provided on their upper ends with heads or enlargements, and mechanism for depressing such bolts, of a carvers tool provided with a depending ,arm formed on its lower end, with a loop to engage the heads of the bolts, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS T. WILSON.

Witnesses:

A. J. MOGEHEE, W. G. NELSON. 

